Internet Resources: Irish Studies

Mary Immaculate College
Mary Immaculate College was founded in 1898 for the training of primary school teachers.
It became a Recognised College of the National University of Ireland in 1974, from which
date it has offered a 3-year Bachelor of Education Degree.

Live
Limmerick Links
Limerick is the Irish Republics third largest city, and is one of Irelands
leading tourist and business centres, with a rich and varied history.

The National Archives of Ireland
The National Archives was established on 1 June 1988. It is an amalgamation of the Public
Record Office of Ireland, founded in 1867 and the State Paper Office, founded in 1702.

Interpreting
the Irish Famine
The Irish Famine of 1846-50 took as many as one million lives from hunger and disease, and
changed the social and cultural structure of Ireland in profound ways.

The American Irish Historical Society
The Society aims to place permanently on record the story of the Irish in America from the
earliest settlement to the present day, justly, impartially, fully, and sympathetically
--correcting neglect and misrepresentation by certain historians of the part taken in the
founding, upbuilding and safeguarding of the Nation by persons of Irish birth and descent.